Toy firearm.



W. R. B EARCE & R. J. JONES.-

TOY FIREARM.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT-15,1915.

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WILSON R. BEARLCE AND REES J. JONES, OF SAWTELLE, CALIFORNIA, ASSIGNORS OF ONE-THIRD 'IO FRANCESCO HAMMOND, OF CASEY, ILLINOIS.

TOY FIREARM.

Application filed September 15, 1915.

To all whom it may concern Be 1t known that we, lVILsoN R. BEARCE and Rims J. JONES, citizens of the United States, residing at Sawtelle, in the county of Los Angeles and State of California, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Toy Firearms, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to the general subject of toys, and has special reference to a moot firearm particularly adapted for juvenile amusement and play.

To this end the invention contemplates a novel and substantial device which closely resembles a pistol or revolver in appearance, and which is adapted to eject a soft rubber ball. It will therefore be apparent that the invention proposes to provide an attractive and amusing toy that may be safely handled without danger of injury or accident.

A. further object of the invention is to provide a simple and reliable device involving but few inexpensive parts that may be readily assembled and easily manipulated.

With the above and other objects in view which will more readily appear as the nature of the invention is better understood, the same consists in the novel construction, combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter more fully described, illustrated and claimed.

A preferred and practical. embodiment of the invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a side elevation of the improved toy forming the subject of the present invention. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sec tional view showing the plunger in set position in full lines and the ejecting position when released by the trigger device in dotted lines. Fig. 3 is a view similar to Fig. 2 illustrating the position of parts when the plunger is being drawn into the set position shown in Fig. 2. Fig. i is a cross section on the line 4% of Fig. 2.

Similar reference characters designate corresponding parts throughout the several figures of the drawings.

In carrying out the present invention any material suitable for the purpose maybe used. However, it is preferred to construct the toy of wood or a light metal which will not be cumbersome or unwieldy, thereby permitting'the same to be easily handled. In either case, in order to facilitate assem- Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 23, 1916.

Serial No. 50,837.

bling of the several parts, the barrel 1 is I except for a vertically disposed slot 5, thus constituting an abutment for the coil spring 6 of the plunger device P. This plunger device preferably includes a plunger head 7 of disk like form, and a bent wire stem 8 having a loop portion 9 at one end and its free ends 10 riveted to the plunger head 7. It will thus be apparent that the plunger device P is slidable in the bore 2 of the barrel, and that the head 7 thereof is thrust forward by the coil springs 6, while the stem 8 thereof may freely slide in the slot 5 at the breech end of the bore. The breech end of the barrel 1 is also provided with a trigger extension 11 having pivoted therein as at 12 an angular trigger piece 13. The forward end of the said trigger piece is pivotally connected as at lat with a vertically slidable detent 15 located at the breech end of the bore 2 and having a flat T-head portion 16 which is adapted to engage with a notch 17 in the stem 8 .of the plunger device P. For the purpose of maintaining the detent 15 in its normal position, the same is surrounded by a coil spring 18 having its upper end in supporting engagement with the underside of the T-head 16, and its lower end abutting against the shoulder 19 of the cylindrical spring housing 20.

The trigger extension 11 at the breech end of the barrel has hinged thereto as indicated at 21 a stock member S which includes a breech block 22 and a handle H.

- The said breech block 22 is provided with that the same has formed in the top of the breech block portion thereof a locking depression 25 which is adapted to receive the hook portion 26 of a spring latch piece 27 rigidly secured to the barrel 2 as indicated at 28. Thus, when the stock is in its closed position with relation to the breech end of the barrel, it will be apparent that the same is yieldingly held locked thereto, so that there is no danger of the barrel and stock being separated during the normal'use of the toy.

It is now thought it will be clear that the reciprocating plunger device P may be easily manipulated to forcibly project the soft rubber ball B from the end of the barrel, to which it may be tied by a suitable length of elastic cord C. However, by way of setting forth the operation of the invention, it will be observed that the ball B may be pushed within the recess 3 at the muzzle of the barrel, and then the barrel grasped in one hand and the stock in the other, and these parts moved relatively to each other on the hinge 21 so that the pin 2A in the breach block will engage the loop end 9 of the stem of the plunger device as shown in Fig. 3, to draw the said stem rearwardly and compress the spring 6. When the breech block has moved back a sufiicient distance, the Thead 16 of the detent 15 of the trigger device will snap the device as shown in this latter figure,

pressure upon the trigger piece 13 will cause the detent 15 to move downwardly,

and thus release the stem 8 of the plunger device, and permit the plunger head 7 to jump forward under the action of the spring 6, and thus eject the ball B from the muzzle end of the barrel.

From the foregoing description, it is thought that the many features and advantages of the present invention will be readily apparent to those familiar with the art, "and itwill also be understood that changes in the form, proportion, and minor details of construction may be resorted to without departing from the spirit of the in vention or scope of the appended claims.

We claim:

1. A toy firearm comprising a hollow barrel having a ball receiving recess at its muz-- Copies of this patent may be obtained for zle end, an ejector plunger device operable within said barrel and comprising a plunger head, a looped plunger stem having one end secured to said head, and a spring surrounding said stem and abutting against one side of the head carried thereby, a breech block pivoted at one end of said barrel and hav ing a clearance recess, means carried by said breech block within the recess for bringing the plunger into set position, a trigger device for holding the plunger in its set position and also releasing the same, and yielding means for holding said breech block in its normal closed position.

2. A toy firearm including a hollow barrel having a ball receiving recess at its muzzle end, and a spring abutment at the'other, a trigger extension at the breech end of the barrel, a spring pressed plunger device op erable in said barrel,- a breech block hinged to said extension and having a clearance recess, a pin in said recess for engaging the plunger device to set the same, and a trigger device pivotally mounted in said trigger extension and adapted to maintain the plunger device in set position and also release the same. V V

8. A toy firearm including a hollow barrel having a ball receiving recess at one end and a spring abutment at the other,'a trigger extension at the breech end of the bark rel, a spring pressed plunger device operable in said barrel and including a slotted stem having a notch, a breech block hinged to said extension and having a clearance recess, a

pin in said recess, for engaging the stem to set the same, and a trigger devicepivotally mounted in said trigger extension and having spring pressedmeans for engaging the notch in the plunger to maintain the plunger in set position.

4:. A toy firearm including a hollow barrel having a ball receiving recess at one end and a spring abutment at the other, a trigger extension at the breech end ofthe barrel, a

spring pressed plunger device operable in;

in said recess for engaging the plunger de vice to set the same, and a trigger device pivotally mounted in said trigger extension and having a vertically movablespring pressed detent for engaging the notch in the plunger. p

V In testimony whereof we hereunto aflix our signatures in the presence of two witfive cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, 11. c1" 

